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	E-MAGAZINE -- NAGA FIREBALLS OF NONG KHAI - "BANG FAI PHAYA NAGA"
		It has been noted that when fireballs rise from the depths of the Mekong River and break the surface of the water with some force, they cause ripples and micro droplets of water are carried up by the balls of light thereby giving it a ghostly bluish tinge instead of the characteristic ruby-red colouring.
		The Naga design element is incorporated into the architectural style, and depicted as motifs on structures such as temples, the palaces and stone sanctuaries of the divine kings, traditional textiles as well as the range of modern buildings such as hotels, offices, and schools.
		The frequency and intensity of the fireballs also vary according to several other factors such as the distance of the earth relative to the sun and moon, the intensity of "B" and "C" ultraviolet rays, and a extent of the depletion of the ozone layer in the stratosphere.
	www.tatnews.org /emagazine/1611.asp (1844 words)

	Naga
		The Naga is often found in Thai architecture and also frequently portrayed giving comfort and shade to the meditating Buddha, the coils of the great snake acting as a cushion while his many heads function as an umbrella.
		After Lord Buddha had heard the Naga’s explanation, he told the Naga that because it was not possible for the Naga to be a monk, it could guard the temple.
		The locations for spotting the fireball phenomenon in the Mekong River are the area of Phon Phisai, Pak Khad, Sung Kom, Sri Chiang Mai, and Bung Kan districts in Nong Khai province.
	www.geocities.com /thaimythicalbeings/naga.htm (515 words)

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	Bang Fai Phaya Nark (Naga fireballs)
		Bang Fai Phaya Nark (Naga fireballs) is a phenomenon that the mysterious fireballs rise from the Mekong river into the air above water surface.
		The fireball event is an unexplained phenomenon that generally takes place on the full moon night of the 11th lunar month, which also coincides with the end of the Buddhist Lent.
		It was, however, forecasted that the Naga fireballs would be mostly observed on Tuesday, Oct 22nd, because this day coincides with the Laotian Buddhist Lent.
	www.thaifolk.com /doc/literate/payanak/payanak_e.htm (1537 words)

	Damn Interesting » The Fiery Balls of Naga
		Supernatural phenomena always seem to be met by photographers who possess a supernatural ability to botch a simple photograph, and the Naga Fireballs phenomenon of the Mekong river in Thailand is no exception.
		The number of fireballs varies from year to year, but according to locals, the fireballs have occurred annually as far back as generational memory can reach.
		There is also the very real possibility that the fireballs are man made, but the architects of such a hoax would have to be clever indeed to avoid detection for these hundreds of years.
	www.damninteresting.com /?p=110 (1565 words)

	2Bangkok.com - Bung Fai Phaya Naga
		Generalized article on the Mekong fireballs with one interesting tidbit: For some reason, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has chosen to bring the fireballs down to earth.
		"The appearance of the King of Naga fireballs involves the simultaneous interplay of several forces of nature," it says in a news release.
		More than 200,000 people who flocked to see the “naga fireballs” in Nong Khai last night were disappointed by an unusually poor show – and endured a soaking in a two-hour long heavy downpour with strong winds to boot.
	www.2bangkok.com /bangfai.shtml (594 words)

	Mut Mee - Maekong Fireballs
		Traditionally it is said to be the time when the Lord Buddha returns to Earth from Heaven, where he has gone to teach his mother the truth of Buddhist Dharma, necessary as she had passed away before Buddha had achieved his great realisation.
		Some say that the fireballs cannot be photographed, but pictured left is a postcard sold by a hawker purporting to be one with a river-float in the background.
		Local people call it the Naga Queen and say that it was seized from the river by American GI's stationed at a Lao Military base on the 27th of June 1973.
	www.mutmee.com /050060_maekong_fireballs.htm (681 words)

	Tourism Authority of Thailand. - Activities Calendar
		The silence of the fireballs’ ascent is emblematic of the mystery of their origins beneath the murky Mekong.
		Dismissing a human hand in their creation (a charge initially levelled at the villagers), he says that the Bang Fai Phaya Nak are globules of methane and nitrogen formed from decomposed organic matter trapped in pools deep beneath the Mekong.
		After a two-year study, they concurred with Dr. Manas that the fireballs are caused by the sun warming organic matter on the riverbed, causing it to decompose into flammable phosphine and methane gas and combust in the presence of ionised atomic oxygen.
	www.tourismthailand.org /activitiescalendar/detail.aspx?group=monthly&id=108 (1070 words)

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		The King of the Nagas Fireballs are a natural, unexplained phenomena.
		The fireballs shoot up from beneath the flowing waters of the Mekong River, red and pink in colour, climb into the air some ten to fifty meters high before disappearing without noise or smoke.
		The red and pink fireballs are believed to come from the underwater city of Muang Badan, sent by the King of the Nagas to celebrate the last day of the three-month long Buddhist lent.
	www.pantawee.dk /paja.asp (4163 words)

	Naga Fireballs Festival - 28 Oct 2005
		The fireballs appear as eerie blobs of red, blue, pink or green light that hang in the air for around 10 seconds.
		The events of the festival spur the Naga to leave their habitat and join in on the celebrations that commemorate the return of Lord Buddha.
		The fireballs can be viewed from 18:00 to 02:00 but it is should be noted that although sometimes there are thousands of fireballs, on other occasions there might be only 20 or so the whole evening.
	www.discoverythailand.com /naga_fireballs_festival_2005.asp (300 words)

	Amazon.com: "naga fireballs": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		During the full moon of October the chance to catch a glimpse of naga fireballs (bâng fai phayaa ndak), mysterious floating lights sometimes seen over this stretch of the Mekong, draws thousands of curious from...
		And then there are the hundreds of Naga fireballs, which rise from the river during the October full moon.
		For hundreds of years, when the moon is full during the eleventh lunar month (October), the "Naga Fireballs" rise from the Mekong River in Thailand.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/naga-fireballs (354 words)

	Naga Fireball Phenomenon in Nong Khai - Thailand Travel Information
		Naga Fireball Phenomenon in Nong Khai - Thailand Travel Information
		At the end of October people from all around Thailand visit river near Phon Phisai to witness a true phenomenon — the Naga Fireballs.
		Totally unexplained, great balls of fire rise up through the water and shoot into the air time and time again.
	www.discoverythailand.com /Nong_Khai_Naga_Fireball_Phenomenon.asp (153 words)

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